CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0052

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.89%

55th percentile - higher than 55% of all known CVEs

Summary

The userhelper program in the usermode package of Red Hat allows local users to gain root access via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the usermode package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS